Post by Romana on Jan 8, 2009 17:01:32 GMT
Bit different this one, not the usual ones that just focus on his career 
I agree with a lot of his answers too - don't get me started on New Labour 
David Morrissey, 44, was born in Liverpool. He left school at 16 and joined the Everyman Youth Theatre. In 1983, he won the lead role in the Channel 4 drama One Summer. He then studied at Rada and worked for the RSC and the National Theatre. He played Gordon Brown in the Channel 4 drama The Deal. Morrissey's films include Hilary & Jackie, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Stoned, The Reaping and The Other Boleyn Girl. He stars in The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep. Married to the author Esther Freud, they have three children and homes in north London and Suffolk.
When were you happiest?
On the night of May 25 2005, when I sat on the sofa at home with my son Albie and watched Liverpool come back from three nil down to win the European Cup. Oh, and my wedding, of course, August 12, two years ago.
What is your greatest fear?
Any injury or unpleasantness to my children.
What is your earliest memory?
Being in my cot in my mum and dad's room in our house in Liverpool. There was a curtain across an alcove. I must have been 18 months, but I remember the curtain had bright red and pink roses on it.
Which living person do you most admire?
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
There have been many, but actors have to get over embarrassment.
Property aside, what's the most expensive thing you've bought?
A BMW 5 series.
What is your most treasured possession?
My health.
What would your super power be?
I'd like to fly.
What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?
I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up.
What makes you depressed?
Myself.
What is your most unappealing habit?
I have this Pavlovian reaction when I stop my car at traffic lights of putting my finger right up my nose.
Who would play you in the film of your life?
Michael Sheen.
What is your favourite smell?
Barbecue and summer garden.
What is your favourite book?
The Power And The Glory by Graham Greene, which I've just re-read.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My wife and my kids, and Liverpool football club - in that order.
What do you owe your parents?
I owe my mum a sense of family. She has kept our family together. I have two brothers and a sister, and they all live a stone's throw away from each other in Liverpool.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Nothing is my guiltiest pleasure. I love it. I love doing it. I love planning to do it, I love loafing and pottering and chilling and daydreaming.
What is the worst thing anyone's said to you?
'Are you Tony Adams?'
Is it better to give or to receive?
I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.
What was the best kiss of your life?
The first one, which happened in Dovecot Park in Liverpool when I was 12 or 13. It was like suddenly getting the keys to a magic kingdom.
Which living person do you most despise, and why?
To truly despise someone, they must carry your hopes and they must betray you. Blair is someone I feel has done that.
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
My dad.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
'I'll get back to you on that.'
What has been your biggest disappointment?
The way New Labour turned out.
If you could go back in time, where would you go?
Gore Vidal always says there's one word that should stop people from wanting to go back in time - and that's 'dentistry'.
When did you last cry, and why?
I was driving to Wales recently and bought a Ross Noble CD at a service station. I had to pull over after half an hour because I was laughing so much that my eyes were watering and I couldn't see the road.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
That I don't know it all.
I agree with a lot of his answers too - don't get me started on New Labour 
David Morrissey, 44, was born in Liverpool. He left school at 16 and joined the Everyman Youth Theatre. In 1983, he won the lead role in the Channel 4 drama One Summer. He then studied at Rada and worked for the RSC and the National Theatre. He played Gordon Brown in the Channel 4 drama The Deal. Morrissey's films include Hilary & Jackie, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Stoned, The Reaping and The Other Boleyn Girl. He stars in The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep. Married to the author Esther Freud, they have three children and homes in north London and Suffolk.
When were you happiest?
On the night of May 25 2005, when I sat on the sofa at home with my son Albie and watched Liverpool come back from three nil down to win the European Cup. Oh, and my wedding, of course, August 12, two years ago.
What is your greatest fear?
Any injury or unpleasantness to my children.
What is your earliest memory?
Being in my cot in my mum and dad's room in our house in Liverpool. There was a curtain across an alcove. I must have been 18 months, but I remember the curtain had bright red and pink roses on it.
Which living person do you most admire?
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
There have been many, but actors have to get over embarrassment.
Property aside, what's the most expensive thing you've bought?
A BMW 5 series.
What is your most treasured possession?
My health.
What would your super power be?
I'd like to fly.
What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?
I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up.
What makes you depressed?
Myself.
What is your most unappealing habit?
I have this Pavlovian reaction when I stop my car at traffic lights of putting my finger right up my nose.
Who would play you in the film of your life?
Michael Sheen.
What is your favourite smell?
Barbecue and summer garden.
What is your favourite book?
The Power And The Glory by Graham Greene, which I've just re-read.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My wife and my kids, and Liverpool football club - in that order.
What do you owe your parents?
I owe my mum a sense of family. She has kept our family together. I have two brothers and a sister, and they all live a stone's throw away from each other in Liverpool.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Nothing is my guiltiest pleasure. I love it. I love doing it. I love planning to do it, I love loafing and pottering and chilling and daydreaming.
What is the worst thing anyone's said to you?
'Are you Tony Adams?'
Is it better to give or to receive?
I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.
What was the best kiss of your life?
The first one, which happened in Dovecot Park in Liverpool when I was 12 or 13. It was like suddenly getting the keys to a magic kingdom.
Which living person do you most despise, and why?
To truly despise someone, they must carry your hopes and they must betray you. Blair is someone I feel has done that.
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
My dad.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
'I'll get back to you on that.'
What has been your biggest disappointment?
The way New Labour turned out.
If you could go back in time, where would you go?
Gore Vidal always says there's one word that should stop people from wanting to go back in time - and that's 'dentistry'.
When did you last cry, and why?
I was driving to Wales recently and bought a Ross Noble CD at a service station. I had to pull over after half an hour because I was laughing so much that my eyes were watering and I couldn't see the road.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
That I don't know it all.